In his short story &quot;The Adventure of the Speckled Band&quot;, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses certain conventions expected of the detective genre to bring the story an exciting dnouement

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In his short story "The Adventure of the Speckled Band", Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses certain conventions expected of the detective genre to bring the story an exciting d�nouement. Discuss and consider the moral twist in the tale of the story. In analyzing "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" and in the view of the background to different detective genre stories it becomes clear that generic conventions are attached to them. This is one of many excellent detective stories written. It stands out making the audience excited and urged to carry on reading. This essay will analyse the conventions and moral twist of the story. ...read more.

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For example Knox's first rule which is the criminal must be introduced early, not just brought in at the end. This rule has not been defied in anyway. The criminal Dr Roylott was introduced into the story early. The writer Doyle has followed this rule and has not gone against it. Doyle has introduced the criminal in the story early so that the audience don't get confused over who the actual criminal is. In creating the character of Helen, Doyle defies Knox's rule that twins shouldn't be used. This rule again which is one of Knox's (rule 10) "Identical twins or 'doubles' are not to be used". ...read more.

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"How he did it", "Who did it", Where he committed the murder" and "Why". "Those vegabonds leave to encome upon the few acres or a genuine clue". Quoted "It was clamped to the wall". If Doyle never used one clue at all in the story the audience would be confused and would have guessed the d�nouement and the audience wouldn't understand the moral twist either. In pursuit of solving the crime Knox insists that the detective use of logical deduction to decipher the complexities of the case. The case of why Sir Arthur Conan Doyle uses a logical mean and not an illogical mean this is because he wants the audience to have a good chance of solving the crime. By doing this it has come more fascinating and intriguing which makes the story more interesting to read. ...read more.

Small turned the boat in desperation. If he knew he would get stuck, he would not have disembarked from the boat. Holmes shrugs off the chance that they could have died, whereas the more emotional Watson 'turned sick' at the thought.

Personally I found it quite unusual to read a complex story with so much speech. At the end of 'The Speckled Band' Holmes and Watson enter Stoke Moran. Their journey across the grounds was full of trepidation as they were reminded, by the sight or Dr Roylott's baboon, of the cheetah that was also roaming at liberty.

There appears to be too many clues. This is what makes the case hard to solve. I think that the sheer impossibility and abruptness of Holmes's case gives it the edge, because it encourages the reader's imagination more. I think that initially Holmes's case also offers more of a challenge, as there are fewer clues.

Holmes is prepared to "turn to some placid line in life" as long as the man who he thinks is on a "pinnacle in the records of crime" is overcome. The "good" is willing to die as long as the world is ridden of the "evil".

Money is also involved in "The Veldt". The story is about a rich family who have used their wealth to have their house fitted with futuristic technology which then becomes instrumental in bringing about the parent's deaths. Both stories make a moral point that money and material possessions are not the root of happiness.

of mystery and suspense', it also enabled Doyle's target audience to empathise with the characters in his stories. In the 'Speckled Band' Dr Roylott owns a grand estate called Stoke Moran, 'The building was of grey ...and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab'.

The reference to the veil shows the audience that something as gone wrong, as people only tend to wear veils either if your getting married or if someone has died as its tradition to wear such garments. Additionally, Doyle uses such powerful vocabulary to describe Helen Stoners appearance, words such